Snake is finally going online with Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. The Playstation 2 game will include Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, a new online mode, new camera angles and some Ape Escape fun.

This special release of MGS3 sounds like a very packed game, but the thing that s really going to drive the sales is the online mode. For the first time ever gamers will be able to take Snake online to battle with up to seven friends. The online modes are Sneaking Mission, Capture Mission, Rescue Mission, Death Match and Team Death Match. The online play will take place on a variety of MGS3 stages as well as some new maps created just for this release. The new maps include Small Forest, Kill House, Downtown and Abolition Factory.

Here s the full list of Subsistence specs:

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
The complete game of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, which has sold 3.6 million units worldwide, is in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. The game has also added the option of a Third Person View Camera for every stage of the game. This wider field of vision and complete freedom of movement brings an incredible sense of realism to the game. Gamers will have an easier time spotting enemies on-screen and preparing for their next stealth maneuver.

MSX 2 versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
The original games that were the genesis of the Metal Gear series are brought to the PlayStation 2. These games continue the storyline which started in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. This is also the first time that these games have been released in North America.

Snake vs. Ape
Snake and the Apes from Ape Escape are back again for some more action stages.

Duel Mode
Mode that is unlocked when Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is completed. Players can select any boss to duel.

Demo Theatre
Mode that is unlocked when Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is completed. Choose any camouflage and face paint and watch the in-game movies. Some of the scenes with Eva may change in the Peep Mode !!

Online Mode
In the online mode, players will be able to battle with up to eight people in five different missions including, Sneaking Mission, Capture　Mission, Rescue Mission, Death Match, and Team Death Match.

Online Mode Missions
Sneaking Mission
One player will take the part of Snake in this online mode. Snake will be the victor if that player manages to procure something that is guarded by the other players.

Team Death Match
Players are divided into teams to play a vs. game within a set time limit. The team with the most remaining life tickets will be declared the victor.

Death Match
This is a Battle Royal type of match where it is a free-for-all. The rules can be set-up such that there is a time limit with the winner being the one with the most kills.

Capture Mission
Players are divided into teams to capture a certain object and deliver it back to their base. Players will be able to re-spawn at the starting point.

Rescue Mission
Teams will be divided into two with one side being the defender of the certain object, while the other team will try to destroy it. The defenders will try to deliver the object to a certain location. The rules differ here in that the players that are killed cannot re-spawn and will turn into ghosts. (see screenshot to left)

Online Mode Stages
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Maps
Graniny Gorki Lab
Svyatogornyj East
Krasnogorje Mountain
New original stages for the online mode
Lost forest
City Under Seige
Ghost Factory
Kill House
*Other stages pending